Top 4 Tips to Arriving First In Life When You Aren’t the Fastest

 

There will always be someone faster than you in life.  Although it’s daunting to be last there are ways to arrive first in life even when you aren’t the fastest.

1. 1.  Never stop moving.

 

When you have found something you enjoy doing, keep doing it.  Once you have found a project that works, keep at it.  Stopping one project only to take on another will hold you back.  It takes patience and follow-through to reach end goals.   Although you may feel frustrated with your project, Schmelz argues we have to stay dedicated to what we are doing in order to find success.  Much like the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise moved slower but never gave up.  He never took breaks to do something else.  He stayed with it.  And he won. 

1. 2.  Make use of free time.

 

Believe it or not, you can arrive first even using free time.  In spite of Read more

Success: It’s all about the Outbound Mode

 

How many emails do you get per day?  Hundreds?  Ask yourself how long you spend each day checking and responding to these messages.  For some it can take hours to get through email messages. 

The successful know how to manage this phenomenon.  They focus on outbound mode activities first – those that allow them to get their work out the door.  Secondly, they attend to inbound mode activities – those tasks that others have for them.  What does this mean?  It means getting your work done first before doing everyone else’s. How do you switch modes when you’re faced with 1-2 hours of email reading per day?  Read below to Read more

Stress: Who Knew it Could be Good For You?

 

There are books, tapes, shows and countless other methods for reducing stress in your life.  While stress can cause many problems, in moderation it can be very healthy.  Matthias Schmelz, a self-made millionaire, knows this for a fact. 

Thought of as primarily bad, stress is excellent for many things including keeping us on our toes, staying ahead of the competition, and looking for ways to improve ourselves.  Cut out stress entirely, and you cut out an important tool for forging ahead in life. “The successful need stress,” states Schmelz.  It’s what keeps them going and makes them successful.  They thrive on the energy stress creates.  This doesn’t mean you should lead a life of constant turmoil.  Meditating, praying, and taking time for yourself are important for health and well-being.  But appreciating the vibe stress creates is important too. Tips for successful stress management include: 

1. 1.  Becoming bigger than your problems.  See your problems as Read more

Motivation: The $25,000 Tip

It must be an awesome tip to be worth $25,000. If you want to become a multimillionaire or a billionaire, you need to know it. And you need to use it.

It’s about being motivated. While that seems cliché, the truth is motivation is necessary for you to get your work done and achieve financial, personal, and professional success. So, how do you do this? The $25,000 tip says

1. Make a list every night of the top 5 things you need to do tomorrow. Just five will do.
2. Put them in order of importance, and the next day start with the most important task.
3. Once that task is completed, move to the next on your list. Proceed like this throughout your day and you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve.

When the list takes longer than there is time in the day, carry over your tasks to the next day. Over the course of a few months you’ll notice a difference in your motivation and productivity levels. So what’s the big deal? Don’t we all kind of do this during our day? Not as well or as often as we should.

The skill of time management is something every successful person must learn. Knowing how to structure your days and prioritize your tasks is vital to your own success. Spending undue amounts of time on menial tasks distracts you from your goals and achieving the wealth you seek. Ask yourself throughout the process: Read more